Dudley went as a dinosaur for Halloween this year! He actually seemed to like the costume! It was cold that night...probably just made him a little warmer. Kyle and I took him to see my nephews (aka Jacob the Dragon, Evan "Batman" and Hunter the Ninja). Just imagine what we'll be like when we have kiddos to dress up!
Kimberly (Kyle's sister), Beth (Kyle's mom) and Kyle
We went to the Family Life "A Weekend to Remember" marriage conference in Memphis in September. We had such a great and relaxing weekend.
A much needed getaway for both of us!
STONEBRIDGE RANCH TRIATHLON, McKinney TX October 1, 2006
Kyle participated in the Stonebridge Ranch Triathlon. Above are pictures of the lake swim (Kyle is out there somewhere!) and the transition area.
Kyle had a great race and had a great time. He loved it! There will probably be a lot more pics like these in the future!!
MONSTER TRIATHLON, Keller TX, October 15
Rebecca, Hayley and I did a relay triathlon. Rebecca was our swimmer, Hayley our biker and me our runner! This is the way that I prefer to do a triathlon! We got 1st place in the relay division! So what if we were the only relay group! Above is a before and after picture.
Kyle had another great race! Unfortunately I wasn't able to get many pictures of him this time around but he sure is smiling in this one!
Last but certainly not least....Dudley!
Look at those pearly whites!
Well, apparently we are not very "on top" of the blogging part of our lives! So much has happened since our last post!
*Spending a month in Colorado on our very first Young Life assignment!
*Getting the 2006-2007 school year off to a great start!
*Shalen getting a job at a nearby gym!
*Kyle and a team of leaders kicking off a new club for one of the local high schools!
*Leadership retreat!
*A Weekend to Remember Conference in Memphis, TN!
*Kyle competing in a triathlon!!
All of that to say...we will post details and pictures soon! I am hoping to get Kyle on here to post also!!
Kyle and I at the wedding...glow sticks and feather boas...they had a great DJ!
Shalen's cabin of at the volleyball tournament...we were awesome!!
"The Night that Never Ends" Dinner and singing on western night.
Shalen's cabin on Western night.
Kyle's cabin before riding horses.
So...apparently I am not very good at updating this thing regularly. Since the last post, we took 50 kids to camp at Frontier Ranch in the beginning of June. We had such a great time. God really used that time to not only talk to the heart of kids but to also encourage my heart in ministry. It was such a great time serving along side Kyle and the rest of our leaders.
Next up was a week in Kansas. One of Kyle's good friends from highschool got married and gave us a great excuse to spend a week with Kyle's mom! Dudley made the trip with us!
Now...we are at Crooked Creek Ranch in Fraser, Colorado. We will be here until August 11ish. We have had a great time so far! Kyle is working VERY hard and I am enjoying getting to know some of the other wives. It's absolutely beautiful and the weather is amazing...so no complaints!
Just a quick update on what we have been up to...
* We celebrated Kyle's 31st birthday on April 22 with a sushi dinner and a Texas Ranger's game!
* Kyle was also surprised at Young Life club one night with an impromptu birthday party complete with cake and clown!
* Camp, camp and camp! We have been busy signing kids up for camp!! It's coming VERY soon!
and what we have coming up...
* Kyle is leaving today to go on a 2-3 day camping/hiking/retreat in Arkansas. Please be praying for safety as well as a rich time with the Lord.
* June 2-10 Kyle along with about 9 other leaders are taking over 50 kids (!) to Frontier Ranch in Buena Vista, Colorado. Frontier Ranch is where Kyle became a Christian when he was in high school. It's a special place! Please be praying for the hearts of the kids who will be attending camp this year! Every summer hundreds of kids are told about Christ at Frontier Ranch and many of them will recognize Him as their Savior for the first time!!
* June 20ish-27ish - We will be going home to Kansas City for a few days to see Kyle's mom and sister and to celebrate the wedding of Kyle's good friend, Matt and his bride, Jenn.
* July 7ish through August 15 - Kyle and I will be taking off to Crooked Creek (another Young Life property) in Winter Park, Colorado.
That's us! We hope everyone is doing well!!
Happy 2006! We have had a great start to the new year! Our Christmas was lovely, too! We spent Christmas Eve with my (Shalen) ever growing family on Christmas Eve. We enjoyed lots of family time, food and gifts! Christmas morning we made way to Kansas City for the week. We were excited to arrive and find that Kyle's sister, Kim, is getting married! Congrats to Kim and Morgan! As always, Kyle's mom, Beth, made us very comfortable and we had a really nice time. It was nice getting to see so many people...Ty and Kimberly, Travis and Amy, Matt and Jen, Bob and Jo Ella. I can see why Kyle loves returning to Kansas as much as he does!
Mid January finds us settling into the new year. Kyle is currently in Colorado for more Young Life training. He will be returning a week from today. I am keeping busy with my new clients (I passed the test!!!) and enjoying every minute of it. I am learning a lot, but it has been a blast so far!
The Spring semester for Young Life will be starting at the end of this month. Please keep us in your prayers as the new semester begins. Many exciting things will be happening...leader weekend, ski trip, graduation, camp and much more!
We hope to hear from all of you very soon!
